Business Stories from October 28, 2015 (Change date)
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Caution sign: Don't look to small business for job growthOct 29, 2015 6:23 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Don't look for a small business boom anytime soon. Many company owners aren't interested in expanding, and many have no plans to hire. They don't trust t...
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India woos Africa with aid, technology as China looms largeOct 28, 2015 6:01 am - NEW DELHI (AP) - In Mozambique, India is building a solar panel plant that will help the southern African country harness renewable energy. Cameroon, in Central Africa, ...
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CEO: Starwood Hotels could be sold by year endOct 28, 2015 3:30 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Starwood Hotels is nearing a deal to sell the company or merge with another hotel chain, its CEO said on an earnings call Wednesday. "This has the compan...
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Romanian lawmakers OK prosecution of ex-tourism ministerOct 28, 2015 3:00 pm - BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - The Romanian Parliament on Wednesday approved a request by prosecutors to detain and prosecute a former tourism minister who is being investiga...
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Puerto Rico bank sees drop in liquidity amid economic crisisOct 28, 2015 5:01 pm - SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - The government bank responsible for issuing Puerto Rico's bonds said Wednesday that its liquidity has dropped below $1 billion as concerns g...
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Anthem customer base grows in 3Q, tops expectationsOct 28, 2015 10:30 am - Anthem increased third-quarter profit by 4 percent and beat Wall Street forecasts as the number of people the health insurer covers edged slightly higher, driven by enro...
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Chile fines salmon company for environmental violationsOct 28, 2015 4:30 pm - SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) - Chile's environmental regulator said Wednesday that it has imposed its biggest fine ever on a salmon-farming company. The environmental regulator ...
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Barclays names former JP Morgan banker as CEOOct 28, 2015 10:50 am - LONDON (AP) - Barclays says it has named James E. Staley, a banker with 30 years of experience at J.P. Morgan, as its new chief executive officer. The announcement Wedne...
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British women and Euroskeptics unite against EU 'tampon tax'Oct 28, 2015 12:31 pm - LONDON (AP) - Tampons have become the latest flashpoint in Britain's troubled relationship with the European Union. EU opponents have joined feminist campaigners to figh...
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Man to serve 2 years for wire fraud in Gulf oil spill caseOct 28, 2015 3:30 pm - NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A man who pleaded guilty to wire fraud in a case arising from the BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill has been sentenced to two years in prison. U.S. District...